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Hello,
On Thu, 23 May 2013, Simon Kirby wrote:
> > Last time I also checked the assembler output from x86-32
> > and it looked good. I used 'make net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wlc.s'
> > to generate asm output, note the 's' extension.
> >
> > May be problem in your ipvs.c file comes from the
> > fact that __u64 is unsigned long long for 32-bit platforms.
> > I changed the code to use 'unsigned long' as follows:
> >
> > #if 0
> > typedef unsigned long long __u64;
> > #else
> > typedef unsigned long __u64;
> > #endif
> >
> > and the x86-32 platform works correctly.
> > x86-64 works for both cases: 'unsigned long long' and
> > 'unsigned long' but x86-32 generates many mul operations
> > for the 'unsigned long long' case which is not used in
> > the kernel. That is why I didn't noticed such problem.
> >
> > So, I think we should be safe by adding
> > (__u64) without any (__u32), next days I'll check again
> > the asm output. May be (__u32) before weight ensures
> > 32x32 multiply but it should not be needed.
>
> Hmm, I was comparing atomic_t being s32 versus u32, not u64 being u64. :)
> Anyway, the .s results are much easier to read, and (closer to) reality!
> I did a comparison with (__u64)loh * atomic_read(dest->weight) versus
> (__u64)loh * (__u32)atomic_read(dest->weight) on both arches and uploaded
> them to http://0x.ca/sim/ref/3.9-ipvs/. It's not a huge difference, but I
> prefer the shorter/faster version. ;)
I now see why your patch shows difference compared
to my tests month ago. This change is the culprit:
- int loh, doh;
+ unsigned int loh, doh;
It effectively changes the operation from:
(__u64/__s64) int * int
into
(__u64) unsigned int * int
that is why you fix it by using __u32:
(__u64) unsigned int * unsigned int
so that both operands are from same 4-byte signedness.
I think, we should keep loh and doh to be int, may be
the following both solutions should generate 32x32 multiply:
1. same as my first email:
int loh, doh;
(__u64/__s64) loh * atomic_read(&dest->weight)
In this case I see only one difference between
__u64 and __s64:
- jb .L41 #,
- ja .L79 #,
+ jl .L41 #,
+ jg .L79 #,
2. Your patch:
unsigned int loh, doh;
(__u64) loh * (__u32) atomic_read(&dest->weight)
or
(__s64) loh * (__u32) atomic_read(&dest->weight)
Both solutions generate code that differs only
in imul vs. mul. In internet I see that imul is
preferred/faster than mul. That is why I prefer solution 1,
it has less casts.
So, I think you can change your patch as follows:
1. Use int for loh, doh. Note that some schedulers
use 'unsigned int' and should be patched for this
definition: NQ, SED, WLC
2. Use (__u64) prefix only, no (__u32) before atomic_read:
LBLC, LBLCR, NQ, SED, WLC
(__u64) loh * atomic_read(&dest->weight) ...
(__u64) doh * ...
3. Explain in commit message that we find the
result64=int32*int32 faster than result64=uint32*uint32
and far better than using 64*64 multiply which is
a bit slower on older CPUs.
Regards
--
Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>
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